Veal v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Paul Veal pleaded guilty to murder, rape, criminal confinement, and eruelty to animals pursuant to an agreement calling for a sentence from eighty-five years to life without parole. In this direct appeal, Veal challenges his sentence on the grounds that the trial court erred in considering victim impact evidence and improperly found statutory mitigating cireumstances to be aggravating. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Late on the night of May 15, 1998, Veal, armed with a handgun, went alone to the apartment of Candace Tyler. By his own account, he first shot Tyler in…